theatrizev.
/ˈθiːətrʌɪz/ΘΚΠ
society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > expose to public view [verb (transitive)]
to put forth?c1225
to hit out1579
to set a-sunshining1601
to put forward1611
to hold out1613
expose1623
theatrizea1679
produce1686
parade1765
to bring forward1783
a1679 J. Brown Life of Faith (1824) I. i. 13 They were exposed to..public shame..when made open spectacles and theatrized.
a1679 J. Brown Life of Faith (1824) II. xiv. 297 We read of some..who were theatrized, brought to open scaffolds.
1707 G. Hickes Two Treat. Pref. p. cci He endeavours to expose, and theatrize us.
2. intransitive. To act theatrically, play a part.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > have an appearance of, dissemble [verb (intransitive)] > act a part
to make fashion1571
personize1593
personate1623
theatrize1839
pose1840
play-act1938
1839 Watchman 18 Sept. The Pope's militia..can splendidly theatrize in Protestant England.
3. transitive. To make theatrical or dramatic: to dramatize. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > imbue with vigour or force [verb (transitive)] > dramatize
theatricalize1778
dramatize1823
theatrize1888
1888 Scribner's Mag. Oct. 439/1 It became necessary to ‘theatreize’ or idealize history.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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